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Fisher's Mill, Corner Brook
1900
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Fisher's Sawmill circa 1900, was the areas' first industry, aside from the fishery. Christopher Fisher arrived under contract as a woodcutter for the Halifax-based company Burns and Murray, who, together with John Tupper, purchased the Corner Brook sawmill originally started by Gay Silver.
In 1880, Fisher was appointed the new manager after Tupper was lost at sea in the Bay St. George area. He was able to stabilize and expand the Corner Brook mill and within a couple of years, bought the mill outright.
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Corner Brook, Crow's Gulch.
1900
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Corner Brook, Crow's Gulch.
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Farnell Homestead, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
1900
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Farnell Homestead.
The home of Charles Pace Farnell, one of the first settlers to Corner Brook. The Millbrook Mall shopping center is now located on this site.
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Fisher's Mill, Corner Brook 1922.
1922
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Fishers Mill in 1922.
Even though the sawmill was started before the arrival of the Fishers, Christopher Martin Fisher (1839-1927) had a great impact on the area of Corner Brook. Christopher Fisher worked at the mill and when the sawmill operator was lost at sea, he took over the business. He continued to operate and expand the mill until it was sold to the Newfoundland Power and Paper Company in 1925.
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View of Corner Brook, 1923.
1923
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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View of early Corner Brook, circa 1923.
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Fisher's Hill, Corner Brook 1925.
1925
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Fisher's Hill, Corner Brook 1925.
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Regent Theatre, Broadway Corner Brook.
1924
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Regent Theatre, Broadway, Corner Brook.